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Oral Brown
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Gender
Male
Age
37 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
10/15/2001
Location
3400 block West Sunrise Boulevard Fort Lauderdale FL 33311 Broward
Cause of Death
Less-than-lethal force
Dazed, incoherent and combative was Brown's mental state, according to police, after a one-car SUV accident. To subdue him deputies hog-tied him and strapped him to a stretcher face down. The medical examiner ruled his death was due to positional asphyxiation. The county settled a wrongful death suit for $1.85M after 13 years of legal maneuvering.
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Alleged Responsible Party
Broward County Sheriff's Office
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National Anthem
United States